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and obama's are much more evenly split. and very few people think that romney's policies are going to benefit the middle class. so this is a problem for him. you see in that ad where he talks about my policies, president obama and i both care about the middle class and the poor. that is not what people on the ground believe and i think that's attributed to the president's ad campaigns on the ground. i think it also is underscored by the 47% comments. but the other thing that was interesting here is in ohio, the president is leading mitt romney among women by 25 points. so, early on in the campaign all the talk we had about women's issues, the focus on women at the rnc and the dnc, that has clearly been a lasting problem for mitt romney, as well. a number from this poll, they asked who would be better on women's reproductive health issues, in ohio, the president led there by 29 points. so this has actually impacted quite significantly the campaign. >> if we take ohio as a microcosm for the country and say things have gone fr
and obama's are much more evenly split. and very few people think that romney's policies are going to benefit the middle class. so this is a problem for him. you see in that ad where he talks about my policies, president obama and i both care about the middle class and the poor. that is not what people on the ground believe and i think that's attributed to the president's ad campaigns on the ground. i think it also is underscored by the 47% comments. but the other thing that was interesting...
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>> barack obama, is that a hoe guy. you know you're never, never, nevada, nevada,tham. >> i know i i just found it here. i think one of the children must have made. >> by the way, this is the original scene right here. still ahead on way too early, why must have for's day. people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. wait. ♪ it's morning in the himalayas... [ male announcer ] it's sweet. it's nutty. it's absolutely delicious. kellogg's crunchy nut. it's morning somewhere. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blac
>> barack obama, is that a hoe guy. you know you're never, never, nevada, nevada,tham. >> i know i i just found it here. i think one of the children must have made. >> by the way, this is the original scene right here. still ahead on way too early, why must have for's day. people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense....
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the obama campaign picking up on that. yesterday an obama spokesperson said only chevy chase offended more people when he went to europe referencing the national lampoon movies. that was echoed today. they also criticized him for the libya situation saying he responded without knowing what was happening in libya. president obama s of course, vulnerable on the issue of libya. we have seen his policies drop. that's their tactic, to accuse mitt romney of being an amateur on the issues. >> kristen in beautiful keene, california. thank you very much. up next, the political briefing. >> what do you mean? i better get ready for that. yeah, i better get started. you just reminded me. it's going well. >> that was ryan in a pumpkin patch. who wins the great pumpkin battle? paul ryan picked up a 49-pounder in wisconsin with his kids. that nar lowly edges out joe biden who got a 37-pound pumpkin two weeks ago. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve p
the obama campaign picking up on that. yesterday an obama spokesperson said only chevy chase offended more people when he went to europe referencing the national lampoon movies. that was echoed today. they also criticized him for the libya situation saying he responded without knowing what was happening in libya. president obama s of course, vulnerable on the issue of libya. we have seen his policies drop. that's their tactic, to accuse mitt romney of being an amateur on the issues. >>...
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senator obama did release multiple years. i think tfit was a tradition th was initiated by george romney. >> perhaps george romney paid a fairer share of his wealth back in 1968. let's bring in our panel. david corn and msnbc perry bacon. good afternoon. david, isn't it becoming easier to understand why mitt romney offers a $10,000 bet on the debate stage. he argues if you shouldn't run for election if you have a mortgage to pay and why he likes firing people because these comments come from the psychology of a man who is worth more than $200 million and makes $374,000 a year from speeches. >> i don't know. i'm shocked that mitt romney acts like a rich guy. he's not in the top 1%. i haven't done the math, but i'm guessing it's the.001% .001%. first he tried to duck and finally had to answer the question about his tax returns. he couldn't just say, yes. we might, we intend to. other people have done it that way. all he have to say is i've made a lot of money and i'm going to release my tax returns like my daddy did. he just co
senator obama did release multiple years. i think tfit was a tradition th was initiated by george romney. >> perhaps george romney paid a fairer share of his wealth back in 1968. let's bring in our panel. david corn and msnbc perry bacon. good afternoon. david, isn't it becoming easier to understand why mitt romney offers a $10,000 bet on the debate stage. he argues if you shouldn't run for election if you have a mortgage to pay and why he likes firing people because these comments come...
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that deal in congress welcome news to president obama on the west coast, ramping up reelection efforts, stopping in wisconsin before a pair of hollywood fund-raisers last night. he cited improving manufacturing. >> businessesed a ed added 3.7 jobs. manufacturing is coming back. companies are bringing jobs back. the economy is getting stronger. the recovery is speeding up. we're moving in the right direction. and now we have to do nfrg our power to keep our foot on the gas. and the last thing we can afford to do is go back to the same policies that got us in this mess. >> new numbers suggest the president gaining traction in florida, pennsylvania, virginia. he tops all four republican presidential candidates on swing states. he leads mitt romney by 8 points. ahead rick santorum and ron paul by double digit, newt gingrich trails him by 20 points. those are an average of swing states. when you look at ohio separately, the two republican front-runners edge ahead of president obama, who falls 6 points behind romney and 3 points behind santorum in a statistical tie with santorum in ohio. pre
that deal in congress welcome news to president obama on the west coast, ramping up reelection efforts, stopping in wisconsin before a pair of hollywood fund-raisers last night. he cited improving manufacturing. >> businessesed a ed added 3.7 jobs. manufacturing is coming back. companies are bringing jobs back. the economy is getting stronger. the recovery is speeding up. we're moving in the right direction. and now we have to do nfrg our power to keep our foot on the gas. and the last...
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steady -- >> let's go by what obama thinks -- not obama, romney thinks. if he thinks he's winning, why is he throwing these mud balls like this guy is hanging around with chavez? why is he throwing mud balls about jeeps going to china when it's not true? why is he heading to pennsylvania? i just checked with neil, one of the top consultants in pennsylvania, he said four points to six points. he says they will only lose -- >> why are they going to minnesota? >> he's suggesting he's desperate. >> i think it is. they have had -- their marching strategy has been kitchen sink. everything at all times, keep throwing things at the wall and we'll hope because the economy is not good, people will vote for mitt romney even though they don't like him. >> here is -- >> at the end of the game when they're looking at the numbers and they see they can't close that gap in ohio no matter what they've done and i think last week might have hurt them in ohio -- >> might have? >> they're going -- >> an older reference to the nba, when you're behind by seven or eight points, y
steady -- >> let's go by what obama thinks -- not obama, romney thinks. if he thinks he's winning, why is he throwing these mud balls like this guy is hanging around with chavez? why is he throwing mud balls about jeeps going to china when it's not true? why is he heading to pennsylvania? i just checked with neil, one of the top consultants in pennsylvania, he said four points to six points. he says they will only lose -- >> why are they going to minnesota? >> he's suggesting...
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if obama care is repealed. how would you replace it? >> actually it's a lengthy description but, number one, preexisting conditions are covered under my plan. number two, young people are able to stay on their family plan. >> what a machine, the etch a sketch. but one question for governor romney -- h how do you draw battle lines if they're all going to be dotted? where do you stand? >> i can't figure it out. >> well, you know walls of obfuscation, my friend. the question is, can romney make this pivot, which seem to be towards the center at this point in the game, and win over independent voters? >> look, there are very few really big moments in campaign. last night was one of those moments. there are a lot of people who have not been watching as much tape as your producers apparently have. give romney his due. he had a very compelling night. he crisply delivered his points. he was conversational. he had command of the policy and the facts. and it's up to president obama now to put him to where his record and
if obama care is repealed. how would you replace it? >> actually it's a lengthy description but, number one, preexisting conditions are covered under my plan. number two, young people are able to stay on their family plan. >> what a machine, the etch a sketch. but one question for governor romney -- h how do you draw battle lines if they're all going to be dotted? where do you stand? >> i can't figure it out. >> well, you know walls of obfuscation, my friend. the...
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obama doesn't. obama didn't do that badly among those voters. >> but those who cling to their guns and religion, they like bill clinton better. >> bill clinton, he has that touch. >> i agree with that. i don't know how you improve on that. he has that touch they are looking for in the presidency right now. >> he's going to be, you know, the super envoy. he's going to be an incredible job. bill clinton has become a folk figure in america. he's more like babe ruth than a politician. just going as gene said, college campuses in pennsylvania and ohio, or even at the convention just standing there with barack obama, he has a high public approval rating. and his post presidency has bee clinton as secretary of state. so the clintons are very important. they remind people of what a good economy was when the democrats had eight years. >> so well said. so well said. so we're talking about the past, the present and the future. the past looks damn good. great unemployment numbers. a growth. the eyeball. everyth
obama doesn't. obama didn't do that badly among those voters. >> but those who cling to their guns and religion, they like bill clinton better. >> bill clinton, he has that touch. >> i agree with that. i don't know how you improve on that. he has that touch they are looking for in the presidency right now. >> he's going to be, you know, the super envoy. he's going to be an incredible job. bill clinton has become a folk figure in america. he's more like babe ruth than a...
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"the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling and the confusion over what triggered that attack on september 11th in benghazi. >>> joining me to talk about all of this in boca, richard hoff. >> good to see you. >> up awfully early this morning with me. >> i noticed that. >> let's start with libya. what's at the core for this issue? this has been going on for a month. this is a back and forth. this is incompetence out of the white house or misrepresentation of the facts. >> it has been the latter. i think with this most recent report that begins to fade. you can look at the basic decision not to provide the information. then you look at the question of how the white house responded and why people couldn't get their stories straight. that will fade. ulti
"the wall street journal" reports that cia told president obama for more than a week after the attack that the assault was the result of a spontaneous protest. that's from the cia. according to the president's brief, they say it was not adjusted until the 22nd. they disputed the accuracy of the cia's initial finding. the romney campaign has been critical of the president's handling and the confusion over what triggered that attack on september 11th in benghazi. >>> joining me...
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next, first lady, michelle obama speaking out about a book that was released about the couple. in the book, new york times reporter, jodi cantor describes conflicts between the first lady and the president's top aids. in an interview this morning on cbs, mrs. obama denied those accounts saying that the book portrays her unfairly. >> i guess it's more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here and a strong woman in a, you know, but that has been an imagine that people have tried to paint of me since the day that barack announced that i was some angry black woman. >> she said that she hopes over time people will get to know her for who she is. she can count the times that she bothered to go to the west wing and -- >>> hi everyone, coming up on news nation, the supreme kourpts rules that a woman cannot sue the lutheran church who fired her, plus, mississippi governor haliley barbour's final act has outraged many, he included 200 people, why his supporters are calling the move a mississippi tradition. and why is this being called the most revolutionary television of all
next, first lady, michelle obama speaking out about a book that was released about the couple. in the book, new york times reporter, jodi cantor describes conflicts between the first lady and the president's top aids. in an interview this morning on cbs, mrs. obama denied those accounts saying that the book portrays her unfairly. >> i guess it's more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here and a strong woman in a, you know, but that has been an imagine that people have tried...
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barack obama is an economic patriot. mitt romney is an out sourcing pioneer. >> here is president obama on economic patriotism today. >> during the campaign season you hear a lot about patriotism. you know what? it is time for a new economic patriotism. rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a growing middle class. likely voters in new hampshire where mitt romney owns a home. president obama leads mitt romney by seven points. unlikely voters in north carolina president obama polls at 48% and mitt romney at 46%. is there any point to team obama making any adds for the rest of the campaign that do not include a 47% reference. there should be temporary tattoos with the number 47% that everybody wears on their foreheads on every campaign rally. this had proved to be beyond a turning point in the campaign. it has been devastating for mitt romney. he has been on the record talking about dismissing half the country. you know, it is, it is in some ways, i would say this. as someone that believes that there nee
barack obama is an economic patriot. mitt romney is an out sourcing pioneer. >> here is president obama on economic patriotism today. >> during the campaign season you hear a lot about patriotism. you know what? it is time for a new economic patriotism. rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a growing middle class. likely voters in new hampshire where mitt romney owns a home. president obama leads mitt romney by seven points. unlikely voters in north carolina...
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plus, the more newt and mitt duke it out, the better it is for president obama. he has a new spring in his step. one reason why is the fight we're all watching on the right. and newt gets an endorsement he could do without from prison from, as we say, inside. that's in the side show tonight. we begin with mitt romney's strong debate performance last night. susan page is the washington bureau chief for "usa today." howard, look at these two polls. two new polls out today that show the race in florida turning strongly for romney. take a look. both the latest sunshine state news poll and the quinnipiac poll have romney ahead. at one poll he's at 40 and the other at 38%. your sense of why newt is losing, why mitt is winning. >> well, mitt romney came last night to do what he had to do. he was the new combat ready, up armored mitt romney. he gave newt gingrich's tact -- tactics right back at him. he was in newt's face the whole time. it really had the feel of a bully being confronted by a guy who was ready for it. >> let's look at what newt said, one of his worst mome
plus, the more newt and mitt duke it out, the better it is for president obama. he has a new spring in his step. one reason why is the fight we're all watching on the right. and newt gets an endorsement he could do without from prison from, as we say, inside. that's in the side show tonight. we begin with mitt romney's strong debate performance last night. susan page is the washington bureau chief for "usa today." howard, look at these two polls. two new polls out today that show the...
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his name is obama. joining me now is michelle cottle, washington correspondent for newsweek and the daily beast and jamal simmons, democratic principle at the raven group. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> michelle, let me start with you. 14 days to go, what's the key in this final sprint? >> well, debates are over, a lot of it is going to come down to ground game in tight races. it always does. romney says he's avoiding media interviews. he's going to not commit a gaffe. he's done what he needed to do. he's put himself out there as a reasonable reasonable alternative and now he needs to not put his foot in his mouth. obama needs to get out there to look energetic and engaged like he really wants people's votes. >> now, jamal, i keep hearing this thing about momentum and, yes, the race is tightening but when we look at the poll averages in nine key swing states, president obama leads in five states. ohio, new hampshire, nevada, wisconsin. romney leads in three states. fl
his name is obama. joining me now is michelle cottle, washington correspondent for newsweek and the daily beast and jamal simmons, democratic principle at the raven group. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> michelle, let me start with you. 14 days to go, what's the key in this final sprint? >> well, debates are over, a lot of it is going to come down to ground game in tight races. it always does. romney says he's avoiding media interviews. he's...
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i think he's to the left of barack obama. not on only on that issue, i think ron paul is to the left of barack obama on legalizing cocaine and heroin in this country. that's not mainstream for most american. he'll do nothing to protect life from conception till natural death. people have different views on the pro-life issue but a lot of people who are republican primary voters feel very strongly, they to want see the federal government protect human life. ron paul won't. >> what do you think about all the negative ads that have come from the super packs in this campaign season? >> well, we've spent our time not on ads as much but actually being with iowans. again, being born and raised in iowa, i understand a little bit about how the process works and how independent-minded iowans are. my family was democrat when i grew up. we weren't overtly political but my parents were democrat, and i was a democrat until i was in college. and i had supported jimmy carter. i was young and our family always voted democrat. and then during
i think he's to the left of barack obama. not on only on that issue, i think ron paul is to the left of barack obama on legalizing cocaine and heroin in this country. that's not mainstream for most american. he'll do nothing to protect life from conception till natural death. people have different views on the pro-life issue but a lot of people who are republican primary voters feel very strongly, they to want see the federal government protect human life. ron paul won't. >> what do you...
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how will santorum beat obama, obama knows he can't. >> chris is with us today. hey, chris, first of all, the most interesting thing is that mitt romney is going after santorum. going after santorum, perhaps to try to have a knock-out punch and newt gingrich got hoisted on his own with those pinochios. >> this tells you two things, one the romney campaign is more worried about rick santorum than gingrich. remember, this is the same super pac that spent millions dollars in iowa on newt gingrich. if you are wondering who the romney campaign think is their biggest opponent is rick santorum. number two, this they are making the electability case, that whole ad was about rick santorum can't beat barack obama. the republican base may not love mitt romney, they know, but they like barack obama more and they want to elect somebody that can beat him sglc. >> governor romney's super pac is already up with ads in florida against me. so they must have some idea who might be coming out strongly out of south carolina. here is the interesting part, all the things lifted they do
how will santorum beat obama, obama knows he can't. >> chris is with us today. hey, chris, first of all, the most interesting thing is that mitt romney is going after santorum. going after santorum, perhaps to try to have a knock-out punch and newt gingrich got hoisted on his own with those pinochios. >> this tells you two things, one the romney campaign is more worried about rick santorum than gingrich. remember, this is the same super pac that spent millions dollars in iowa on...
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president obama has not oversold. he has not said we're going to go in and clean everything up in syria, that we can snap our fingers and stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. that al qaeda is completely vanquished from this earth. president obama has a realistic plan to contain the threat, so what senator graham said there bears no resemblance to what president obama has actually done. again, i'll emphasize that governor romney has no record on any of this, and the few times he's spoken out, it hasn't gone well. he had a knee-jerk partisan political reaction to what was going on in cairo that was completely wrong and inappropriate. he offended so many of our allies during his foreign policy trip it was hard to keep track. again, he's offered no specifics on what he's going to do except to give this strvague notion th we ought to be tougher. tougher how? where does he want to commit military troops to prove that point? that's the same rhetoric from president bush. it's not just wrong but dangerous. >> thank you for
president obama has not oversold. he has not said we're going to go in and clean everything up in syria, that we can snap our fingers and stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. that al qaeda is completely vanquished from this earth. president obama has a realistic plan to contain the threat, so what senator graham said there bears no resemblance to what president obama has actually done. again, i'll emphasize that governor romney has no record on any of this, and the few times he's spoken...
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obama beating bush. do prices hurt? unemployment is also sided on this, chris, but according to real clear politics, gas prices almost four times more consistent with the president's standing than unemployment. so new normal or not, the presidents watch the pump like everybody else, even since the days of ethol. >> let me bring in john, former ceo of shell oil usa and now the cee of citizens for affordable energy. it's good to see you. and, in fact, i've got to give you kudos, in 2010 you predicted we would see $5 gas in 2012 and now a lot of other experts are saying this same thing. i guess what the afternoon consumer wants to know is there anything that can stop this train? >> well, we're actually in unchartered waters. that's the problem. and that's why the volatility and the prediction of high prices is so logical. what's different is -- well, what's the same. we have failed to make decisions on increasing domestic production. not just president obama but presidents before him have not made the difficult choices of
obama beating bush. do prices hurt? unemployment is also sided on this, chris, but according to real clear politics, gas prices almost four times more consistent with the president's standing than unemployment. so new normal or not, the presidents watch the pump like everybody else, even since the days of ethol. >> let me bring in john, former ceo of shell oil usa and now the cee of citizens for affordable energy. it's good to see you. and, in fact, i've got to give you kudos, in 2010 you...
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it was more entertaining than the obama. >> am i going to see this? >> yeah. let's roll through the tape. >> income redistribution, do you believe in it? >> do you. >> no. >> i asked first. i believe -- >> oh, it's -- >> social security. do you believe in social security. >> yes. absolutely. >> we're both socialists. >> no. no. [ applause ] >> redistribution. >> social security is income redistribution. >> no, it's not. >> you pay into it. >> but you don't pay into it what you get out of it. >> some pay in more. >> a cumulative effect. >> no. no. no. >> how is it the two personalities such as yourself who are almost polar opposites share a willingness to come together when congress can't. what advice would you give congress? [ applause ] . . >> wait. wait. wait. wait. wait. >> go ahead. >> and what would you like for christmas, little boy? >> okay. good clip for the cooler. what else do you have? >> well, "saturday night live" was great. >> it's monday. you're late. >> pretty good booking, big bird. mitt romney wants to shut down pbs. big bird. it was pretty n
it was more entertaining than the obama. >> am i going to see this? >> yeah. let's roll through the tape. >> income redistribution, do you believe in it? >> do you. >> no. >> i asked first. i believe -- >> oh, it's -- >> social security. do you believe in social security. >> yes. absolutely. >> we're both socialists. >> no. no. [ applause ] >> redistribution. >> social security is income redistribution. >> no,...
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that's what president obama was saying earlier today. this comes on the heels of an about faced turn with the gop yesterday with boehner, cantor and mccarthy saying they would support the payroll tax cuts going forward unfunded. back in the day of november of 2011, they said those had to be totally paid for. there's still some republicans uncomfortable with this idea. listen to senator in pennsylvania earlier today. >> i've got some real reservations. this is money that comes out of our social security resources. yeah, it really should be offset. i'm going to wrestle with this one. >> reporter: that shows there's some difficulty in the senate over the republicans idea and the house amongst republicans. good news for boehner and cantor and those guys. a group that very much has a score card for members of the house, republican conference on how conservative their votes are, they are now okay with it going forward not paid for because they see it as political kabuki. it will be interesting to see what happens. 160 million americans would l
that's what president obama was saying earlier today. this comes on the heels of an about faced turn with the gop yesterday with boehner, cantor and mccarthy saying they would support the payroll tax cuts going forward unfunded. back in the day of november of 2011, they said those had to be totally paid for. there's still some republicans uncomfortable with this idea. listen to senator in pennsylvania earlier today. >> i've got some real reservations. this is money that comes out of our...
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is this ad pro-obama or anti-obama? what's your take? >> pro-obama. certainly pro-obama bailout of the auto sector. you know, i know -- i was wondering what did it -- what did chrysler pay clint eastwood to get him to be pro auto bailout. but we love the tough talk, don't we? >> a lot of people thought maybe that was a movie trailer, but it turned out to be a commercial. i saw the reverend al this morning on "morning joe" saying, this said to him it's halftime in the obama presidency and we need to come back for the second half. >> well, i think that's right. but i saw it as pro-america the same way the chrysler ad frankly last year and of you got to love it when eminem and clint eastwood are on the same page. and again, remember in the obama record, that is going to be a very important message in places like michigan and ohio where individuals and communities know that their jobs were saved by the actions that this president took. >> buy american, buy american all the time. great to see you both this morning. thanks so much. >> thanks, thomas. >> abs
is this ad pro-obama or anti-obama? what's your take? >> pro-obama. certainly pro-obama bailout of the auto sector. you know, i know -- i was wondering what did it -- what did chrysler pay clint eastwood to get him to be pro auto bailout. but we love the tough talk, don't we? >> a lot of people thought maybe that was a movie trailer, but it turned out to be a commercial. i saw the reverend al this morning on "morning joe" saying, this said to him it's halftime in the obama...
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president obama and the obama administration have made it clear that they believe that the so called mai eed marriage act unconstitutional and they will not defend it. second, he's supporting s598 which is the respect marriage act which is a repeal and he is publicly supported that. the third thing is that the president has given him support to the state by state effort to legalize same-sex marriage around the country. he had great things to say about what's happened in washington and new york state and when chris christie had the opportunity to sign a bill that would allow gay men and lesbians to marry legally in new jersey, when he had the opportunity to do what he says the president wouldn't do, he didn't do it. >> i'm sorry, john. we have just run out of time. thanks so much for joining us. >>> aww is america's favorite new reality show is atten end. >> can't you see this is viewed at a minimum insulting to all americans and particularlily to black americans? >> no. i don't see that. ♪ doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give m
president obama and the obama administration have made it clear that they believe that the so called mai eed marriage act unconstitutional and they will not defend it. second, he's supporting s598 which is the respect marriage act which is a repeal and he is publicly supported that. the third thing is that the president has given him support to the state by state effort to legalize same-sex marriage around the country. he had great things to say about what's happened in washington and new york...
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the debate with obama. jonathan cape heart, newt gingrich thinks this is going to be easy or used to think this was going to be easy for president obama. one week from tonight we will have just watched the completion six minutes ago one week from tonight of the very first debate. how, each side is trying to spin it like the other guy is a great debater. what are you anticipating? >> i'm in that examp that says mitt romney is going to do a whole lot better than his campaign would suggest. that this is a guy who thrives in narrow environments. when he knows that the clock is ticking down and he's got two minutes, he's got the perfect answer, he'll sound reasonable, all those things that newt gingrich said in this piece that he wrote, giving unsolicited advice to mitt romney about what the optics will mean as opposed to to what he said. i think it's 85% visual and 5% substance. so mitt romney thrives in those environments. as we saw in the debates. mitt romney suddenly woke up become a fiery and aggressive deb
the debate with obama. jonathan cape heart, newt gingrich thinks this is going to be easy or used to think this was going to be easy for president obama. one week from tonight we will have just watched the completion six minutes ago one week from tonight of the very first debate. how, each side is trying to spin it like the other guy is a great debater. what are you anticipating? >> i'm in that examp that says mitt romney is going to do a whole lot better than his campaign would suggest....
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we're voting against obama. >> is being against obama enough to win an election? >> that's what republicans, i think, and we're all sort of finding out right now. we had two months to go, let's see what happens but at this point we can say obama is ahead in this race and obama has basically been ahead in this race all the way. not by a huge margin but two, three, four points consistently. that's about where it is right now. maybe climbing higher with the convention. what romney has tried to be in this campaign, more than anything else, is the generic protest vehicle to take swing voters, who are economically anxious to be as bland as possible so if they're ready to throw out obama they'll say good enough when they look at obama and won't second-guess themselves. for all their effort to be that bland, generic candidate it's only getting them 46%, 47%. he has not led, since republican nominee, in the spring, he has not polled ahead of any polling averages against obama. i think that's significant. >> steve still says he has time to win but national journalist charli
we're voting against obama. >> is being against obama enough to win an election? >> that's what republicans, i think, and we're all sort of finding out right now. we had two months to go, let's see what happens but at this point we can say obama is ahead in this race and obama has basically been ahead in this race all the way. not by a huge margin but two, three, four points consistently. that's about where it is right now. maybe climbing higher with the convention. what romney has...
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president obama was aggressive and controlled the discussion. in the the last debate, governor romney and to some extent the moderator's discussions controlled the discussion. in this debate without a doubt almost every exchange the president rhetorically won. he looked engaged and cared about winning. he looked like he cared about serving four more years. stylistically, i think he did some smart things. for instance, he took some of his biggest shots at romney based on the format of the debate where governor romney couldn't respond without breaking the rules or using the time for the next question to go back which never looks good. i think the president had a strategy rather than last time. >> you mentioned the libya moment. even conservatives very frustrated, they thought that was going to be a huge opening for mitt romney and felt like he blew it. we laid it out a little bit there. the president did say acts of terror in the rose garden. it did mitt romney and his staff just blow that. >> he didn't explicitly refer to the attack as a terroris
president obama was aggressive and controlled the discussion. in the the last debate, governor romney and to some extent the moderator's discussions controlled the discussion. in this debate without a doubt almost every exchange the president rhetorically won. he looked engaged and cared about winning. he looked like he cared about serving four more years. stylistically, i think he did some smart things. for instance, he took some of his biggest shots at romney based on the format of the debate...
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obama won the state in 2008 by less than 1%. he also has a two-point advantage in nevada, well within the margin of error and in new hampshire where mitt romney owns a home, obama leads 51% to 44%. in all, three states registered voters said the direction of the country had indeed improved but the most significant was in new hampshire. back in june there was a 20-point gap between so-called wrong track and right track respondents. this gap is just seven points. yesterday, iowa became the first battleground state to begin early in person voting. ohio will do the same on tuesday. for the second time in two days, president obama and mitt romney spent the day campaigning in the same state. yesterday the candidates descended on virginia, a state that could be a new political bellwether. a poll out last night shows the two candidates neck and neck in the old dominion. they released ads this week that could be their campaigns closing arguments with each ad showing the candidate speaking directly into the camera and directly to the amer
obama won the state in 2008 by less than 1%. he also has a two-point advantage in nevada, well within the margin of error and in new hampshire where mitt romney owns a home, obama leads 51% to 44%. in all, three states registered voters said the direction of the country had indeed improved but the most significant was in new hampshire. back in june there was a 20-point gap between so-called wrong track and right track respondents. this gap is just seven points. yesterday, iowa became the first...
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the biggest zinger of last night came from president obama. when mitt romney was talking about the pentagon budget >> our navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. we're down to 285. we're headed down to the low 200s if we go through sequestration. that's unacceptable to me. >> i think governor romney maybe has not spent enough time looking at how our military works. you mentioned the navy, and yes, sir have fewer ships than in 1916. governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. we have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. we have ships that go under water, nuclear submarines. so the question is not a game of battleship where we are counting ships, it's what are our capabilities. >> the applause in this room are any indication, horses and bayonets was the line of the night. >>> helping us brick that down is mark halperin, the author of "game change." if the first debate belonged to mitt romney, t
the biggest zinger of last night came from president obama. when mitt romney was talking about the pentagon budget >> our navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. we're down to 285. we're headed down to the low 200s if we go through sequestration. that's unacceptable to me. >> i think governor romney maybe has not spent enough time looking at how our military works. you mentioned the navy, and yes, sir have...
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in '08 obama won by 7 points. after a close election, poll trutherism could morph into election trutherism and in an attempt to secede where 49% of the country acts on the feeling they don't need to respect the president. right now the american family doesn't know how to agree to disagree. we are the divided states of america. art of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ringing ] but life insurance? [ horn honking ] life is unpredictable. that's why at fidelity life we want you to think about term life insurance -- taking care of your family's future expenses if something happens to you. it's easy. we get to know you and your needs, then give you our best quote and our competitors'.
in '08 obama won by 7 points. after a close election, poll trutherism could morph into election trutherism and in an attempt to secede where 49% of the country acts on the feeling they don't need to respect the president. right now the american family doesn't know how to agree to disagree. we are the divided states of america. art of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ]...
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president obama's lasting legacy. we will look at the progress and pitfalls of the president's first term and how it affects the 2012 race and unbelievable great cover story from the atlantic. we have the author to talk about it. a look ahead at the president's schedule. he goes to milwaukee and a little face-to-face. i doubt it will be as contentious. you are watching "the daily rundown." we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] succeeding in today's market requires decisive action. i go to e-trade and tap into the power of revolutionary mobile apps to trade wherever. whenever. life isn't fully experienced sitting idly by. neither is investing. [ birds chirping ] but not your wrinkles? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. its retinol formula visibly reduces wrinkles in just one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's proven to relieve pain twice as fast as before. bayer ad
president obama's lasting legacy. we will look at the progress and pitfalls of the president's first term and how it affects the 2012 race and unbelievable great cover story from the atlantic. we have the author to talk about it. a look ahead at the president's schedule. he goes to milwaukee and a little face-to-face. i doubt it will be as contentious. you are watching "the daily rundown." we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] succeeding in today's market requires decisive action. i...
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by the way, obama couldn't have met the guy in a restaurant? he had to make him come to the white house? that's some cold brew. hey, romney, what's up, man? hey, isn't it funny? you almost lived here. this was almost your place. just 3 million votes. you know what i mean? oh, you worked so hard for seven years and you were just about to go in and then sorry [ bleep ]. >> that's pretty good. >> yeah. >> it's a strong cooler. >> romney, king joffrey joffer. we're moving on. we have vice president joe biden going to the grand opening of a washington, d.c., costco store yesterday. >> what? >> yes. let me tell you, he did not -- >> -- just walking through this store. >> snack pack there. he's looking at watches, eating pies, buying books for his wife. >> he's like a badger. he's just rummaging around, one aisle after another. he's taking a bite of a snack. closing it back up. >> i think at one point someone asked him to buy some tires. and he said, i don't need tires. i don't drive anymore. >> you know, it is very important to follow what the vice p
by the way, obama couldn't have met the guy in a restaurant? he had to make him come to the white house? that's some cold brew. hey, romney, what's up, man? hey, isn't it funny? you almost lived here. this was almost your place. just 3 million votes. you know what i mean? oh, you worked so hard for seven years and you were just about to go in and then sorry [ bleep ]. >> that's pretty good. >> yeah. >> it's a strong cooler. >> romney, king joffrey joffer. we're moving...
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president obama. and we have breaking news from mitt romney who just appeared on fox news and tried to rewrite this comments about 47% of america. >> a new mitt romney took the stage last night. >> first of all i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. i don't have a tax cut. >> really? is that so? >> across the board for all american. >> 20% across the board. >> by 20%. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut i don't have a tax cut. >> if you want to be president you owe the american people the truth. >> i will repeal obamacare. >> the best course for health care is to do what we did in my state. >> he is saying he would not cut education. >> he says we need more firemen and more policemen. >> did he not get the message or wisconsin? >> who is the real mitt romney? >> every day he is in a different position. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy for pbs. >> he is going to crack down on seseme street. >> i love big bird. >> elmo has to watch out. >> i think i get the last word. >> with 33 days until the presidenti
president obama. and we have breaking news from mitt romney who just appeared on fox news and tried to rewrite this comments about 47% of america. >> a new mitt romney took the stage last night. >> first of all i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. i don't have a tax cut. >> really? is that so? >> across the board for all american. >> 20% across the board. >> by 20%. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut i don't have a tax cut. >> if you want to be...
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and is the obama administration doing enough when it comes to iran? >> the fact is, dennis was spot on. the pressure, the sanctions we are imposing and making tougher and tighter each day is starting to have an effect. iran is more isolated than ever. their currency has plunged by 50%. they are having a terrible time insuring their ships, their future in terms of oil exports looks grimmer and grimmer, their fin financial institutions will being stopped. when this regime cares more about your rival than anything else, the intensified international pressure on iran, on their economy creates an opportunity if iran chooses to take it for a result which ends their nuclear weapons program. at some point very soon, iran is going to have to choose between an unbearable level of pressure or abandoning their nuclear weapons program. >> when does the u.s. policy in your mind -- when should it shift from the sanctions being about pressuring the regime to stop its nuclear program and simply regime change? >> the -- i think all of us would like to see regime change
and is the obama administration doing enough when it comes to iran? >> the fact is, dennis was spot on. the pressure, the sanctions we are imposing and making tougher and tighter each day is starting to have an effect. iran is more isolated than ever. their currency has plunged by 50%. they are having a terrible time insuring their ships, their future in terms of oil exports looks grimmer and grimmer, their fin financial institutions will being stopped. when this regime cares more about...
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what does president obama or president obama have to do to move the needle here in the last few weeks? >> you have to look at the battleground states and i think on the democratic side, they're still hoping that their small but durable leads in ohio and substantial leads in wisconsin and iowa, if the president can carry those two states he gets 270 elect moral states and that's the ball game. and on mitt romney, they believe that momentum continues and momentum is the gold standard in foreign politics. there's a little bit of a breeze there and he is closing the margin in these battle ground states which is making democrats very nervous. >> steve, you cover the white house and by most accounts, what do we have to see from the president's tomorrow? >> we'll see him with a great command of the issues, obviously he's been president for four years, he's been negotiating all these issues on afghanistan, iraq, he was deeply involved in the decisions in libya and the decisions to topple the government of cad daf did, he doesn't have to spend his debate prep going over the issues. he has to a
what does president obama or president obama have to do to move the needle here in the last few weeks? >> you have to look at the battleground states and i think on the democratic side, they're still hoping that their small but durable leads in ohio and substantial leads in wisconsin and iowa, if the president can carry those two states he gets 270 elect moral states and that's the ball game. and on mitt romney, they believe that momentum continues and momentum is the gold standard in...
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and obama has a tendency to ramble. i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity, to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states and go toe to toe and offer without a media filter, a devastating critique of his failed leadership over the last four years, it's going to make a difference in this race. >> one of the things, ralph, if i can interrupt. this is something that romney says he wants to do in the debates. he had a conversation with "good morning america" about that. let me play a portion and have you respond. >> i think he's going to say a lot of things that aren't accurate. i think that the challenge that i'll have in the debate is that the president tends to how shall i say it? say things that aren't true. and in attacking his opponents. >> give me an example of what he would want to attack. what the president has done, and how you think romney will handle it. >> well i think president obama has, and i want to
and obama has a tendency to ramble. i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity, to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states and go toe to toe and offer without a media filter, a devastating critique of his failed leadership over the last four years, it's going to make a difference in this race. >> one of the things, ralph, if i can interrupt. this is something that romney says...
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the obama campaign has also responded. it's shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the american people view themselves as victims sbientitled to hando and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their own lives. it's hard to serve as president for all americans when i have disdainfully written off half of the nation. that's exactly what mitt romney has done here with this statement behind closed doors. for months on this program, i have asked, will the real mitt romney stand up? we saw the real mitt romney. he did behind closed doors. he doesn't give a damn about those who needs assistance in this country and that we are a society, we are a country of compassion. we want to help people who are downtrodden. we want to help those who were dealt a tough deck of cards, whether it be in the economy, or whether it be health care, as of no fault of their own, or circumstances put on families that are totally out of thei
the obama campaign has also responded. it's shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the american people view themselves as victims sbientitled to hando and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their own lives. it's hard to serve as president for all americans when i have disdainfully written off half of the nation. that's exactly what mitt romney has done here with this statement...
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hello and happy friday to you an -- andrea. >> the romney campaign's kevin madden and president obama rallying the home team, we will have his speech live to house democrats, all that coming up next on andrea mitchell reports. woohoo! why put up with drips? gimme that. let's foam in those tones and highlights. [ gigi ] try nice 'n easy colorblend foam. get permanent dimensional color in a drip-free delight! oooohh! [ gigi ] our foam penetrates hair and locks in color. for tones and highlights that last. drips? dropped! grays? gone! why put up with drips when there's foam at your fingertips. [ gigi ] try nice 'n easy colorblend foam. no other foam color lasts longer. [ female announcer ] from the color experts at clairol. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with
hello and happy friday to you an -- andrea. >> the romney campaign's kevin madden and president obama rallying the home team, we will have his speech live to house democrats, all that coming up next on andrea mitchell reports. woohoo! why put up with drips? gimme that. let's foam in those tones and highlights. [ gigi ] try nice 'n easy colorblend foam. get permanent dimensional color in a drip-free delight! oooohh! [ gigi ] our foam penetrates hair and locks in color. for tones and...
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he is one of 35 national co-chairs for the obama reelection campaign. sir, it's nice to see you this morning. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> so this proposed plan has a lot of buzz words we've heard from both sides of the aisle for months. a long time here. eliminating loopholes, deductions, but nothing is easy in washington. certainly not in this political cycle. do you expect this plan for american businesses to gain bipartisan support, or is that not feasible at this time? >> it's certainly our hope. and we think the atmosphere is ripe now with washington because both republicans and democrats have been talking about tax reform for a long time. recall that the president for the last three years reducing classes for middle class families, working families, for small businesses, tax breaks to help people send their children to college. and this is the next big step, but because a number of candidates on the other side have been talking about tax breaks and improving the tax code, this is the right time to do it. i think it makes a lot of sense and hopef
he is one of 35 national co-chairs for the obama reelection campaign. sir, it's nice to see you this morning. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> so this proposed plan has a lot of buzz words we've heard from both sides of the aisle for months. a long time here. eliminating loopholes, deductions, but nothing is easy in washington. certainly not in this political cycle. do you expect this plan for american businesses to gain bipartisan support, or is that not feasible at this time?...
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president obama will be in the state this morning. today's "new york times" reporting that aides to mitt romney say the republican candidate and paul ryan will campaign together now much more often in the coming weeks. according to the report, the move underscores concerns that mr. romney is not generating enough excitement on his own and need mrs. ryan to fire up the supporters. that may have been evident as you'll see here during a campaign stop yesterday outside dayton, ohio. >> wow. that's quite a guy, isn't it? paul ryan. romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. that's great. thank you. >> meanwhile congressman ryan a big green bay packers fan vented about that call on monday night football. went on to compare the nfl's replacement refs, yes, to the obama administration. >> i got to start off on something that was really troubling that occurred last night. did you watch that packer game last night? i mean, give me a break. i half think that these refs work part-time for the obama administration in the budget office. tr
president obama will be in the state this morning. today's "new york times" reporting that aides to mitt romney say the republican candidate and paul ryan will campaign together now much more often in the coming weeks. according to the report, the move underscores concerns that mr. romney is not generating enough excitement on his own and need mrs. ryan to fire up the supporters. that may have been evident as you'll see here during a campaign stop yesterday outside dayton, ohio....
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare suppl
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they said we need someone that can defeat barack obama. they had different ideas about who that was. but that is the theme in this race. they have to get someone out there who can defeat the president. >> bun >> obama built a strong campaign structure in iowa and took it nationally. they say he knows how to run a campaign. we can trust him to win back the white house for us. rick santorum amongst the many challenges he faces now is can he show republicans he can build the kind of structure of the scale that is going to take republicans to beat the president. that's bag challenge for him now. mitt romney in iowa and nationally amongst republicans owns the issue. who is electable? >> what does this mean for rick santorum in terms of money? in terms of support? he can create an infrastructure he didn't have up to this point that could push through new hampshire and south carolina and on to florida and be a legitimate contender? >> millions of dollars are going to pour into rick santorum today. you have to pause and think about how astonishing
they said we need someone that can defeat barack obama. they had different ideas about who that was. but that is the theme in this race. they have to get someone out there who can defeat the president. >> bun >> obama built a strong campaign structure in iowa and took it nationally. they say he knows how to run a campaign. we can trust him to win back the white house for us. rick santorum amongst the many challenges he faces now is can he show republicans he can build the kind of...
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about 46% said they didn't know where obama stood. that tell me if i'm a the contract, i have a huge opportunity. women don't even know where he stands. they are already going for obama 19 appointments. once i start -- hold on. once he start to tell them he wants to do away with funding for plant planned parenthood. >> we're not even in the general election yes. i think when you see romney come to the middle a little bit. i think he needs to reintroduce himself. i'll keep saying that. if he can focus on just the economy. i'm the economy man. and he can come one a message that appeals to people. not trying to connect. focus on a message. >> do you think when he was at the restaurant over the weekend, he paid for his butter burg we are his platinum american express card? >> see, i don't think any of this helps will. >> it doesn't help? >> that won't be the focus of the general. it will be the economy. it will be can he come one a narrative that people can connect to. >> very quickly. >> in addition to that, he has to stop making those k
about 46% said they didn't know where obama stood. that tell me if i'm a the contract, i have a huge opportunity. women don't even know where he stands. they are already going for obama 19 appointments. once i start -- hold on. once he start to tell them he wants to do away with funding for plant planned parenthood. >> we're not even in the general election yes. i think when you see romney come to the middle a little bit. i think he needs to reintroduce himself. i'll keep saying that. if...
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what is barack obama talki inin about? he's talking about jobs, committ economy, american visions, state of the union address. he's talking about class. he's talking about things that appeal to independent voters and that also have the potential to rev up the base that's been disappointed with him in some instances the over the past couple of years. mitt romney is being dragged further and further and further to planet santorum. he just -- >> not the moon? >> he has to stop an avalanche on the right. he's doing it with rick santorum. he has to talk their language. as jonathan said, it's moving him so far to the right, he's leaving a really strong impression with anybody who is paying attention. he's just lucky right now that a lot of independent voters have yet to tune in. anyone that is paying attention is getting disappointed in mitt romney. >> we have months to go. we have until november. quickly, how much worse might this get? >> if you go on like this another two or three months, it could go to the convention shs mitt
what is barack obama talki inin about? he's talking about jobs, committ economy, american visions, state of the union address. he's talking about class. he's talking about things that appeal to independent voters and that also have the potential to rev up the base that's been disappointed with him in some instances the over the past couple of years. mitt romney is being dragged further and further and further to planet santorum. he just -- >> not the moon? >> he has to stop an...
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now, obama is from hawaii, a mile below the earth. so for him it was like being flown two miles in the air and having to give a speech in outer space. >> outer space, about as funny as a four-car garage. and there was more. >> i believe that on the night of the debate, mitt romney and barack obama switched bodies. perhaps. and this is just a theory, perhaps they were exchanging pleasantries backstage and mitt romney said, man, it's not easy raising five boys and barack said you should try raising two girls and they laughed laughed same time they said, what i'd like to switch places and just like that. >> funny stuff, we love a good joke, of course. mitt romney, well, he tried to get away with the actual debate. it wasn't too funny. and i said it would cause him problems. >> no doubt, maitt romney was a his best tonight but it's not good enough. when you take what he said tonight and compare it to his proposals, to what he has said, to what he's represented, to the ryan plan, it does not match what he said tonight. so how are we going
now, obama is from hawaii, a mile below the earth. so for him it was like being flown two miles in the air and having to give a speech in outer space. >> outer space, about as funny as a four-car garage. and there was more. >> i believe that on the night of the debate, mitt romney and barack obama switched bodies. perhaps. and this is just a theory, perhaps they were exchanging pleasantries backstage and mitt romney said, man, it's not easy raising five boys and barack said you...
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but they aren't obama phone. the idea of getting universal phone service dates back to the 1930s, decades before the obama was born. the current program that helps people get phones started under president reagan. when did it begin including cell phones? in 2008. that's right. under president bush. so a policy dating back to the great depression, formalized by president reagan and expanded by president bush is somehow president obama's fault? did the right wing think i wouldn't give viewers the 411 on this? nice try. but we've got you. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ i'm also a survivor of ovarian a writand uterine cancers. together for your future. i even wrote a play about that. my
but they aren't obama phone. the idea of getting universal phone service dates back to the 1930s, decades before the obama was born. the current program that helps people get phones started under president reagan. when did it begin including cell phones? in 2008. that's right. under president bush. so a policy dating back to the great depression, formalized by president reagan and expanded by president bush is somehow president obama's fault? did the right wing think i wouldn't give viewers the...
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obama was slipping among women. if that gender gap were to close too much, obama would lose the election. so, this was extraordinarily pivotal. you knew that the president was going to go out there and talk about some women's issues. what we didn't know is he would have the good for ttune to havet teed up by an opponent and played over and over again. certainly when i watched the debate, i didn't expect the line about binders to be a dominating coverage in the days to come. >> but your wife did. >> but my wife noticed it. and i think an awful lot of other women noticed it. what's interesting about these debates is that's just a slip of the tongue. the issue that was being discussed, there are differences on the lily ledbetter act -- >> that stretches differences. >> -- to not do anything, to close pay gaps between men and women. that's the real issue. what happens in these debates, it's often the more symbolic issue, the cosmetic issue that takes center stage. but that then symbolizes big differences on fundamental
obama was slipping among women. if that gender gap were to close too much, obama would lose the election. so, this was extraordinarily pivotal. you knew that the president was going to go out there and talk about some women's issues. what we didn't know is he would have the good for ttune to havet teed up by an opponent and played over and over again. certainly when i watched the debate, i didn't expect the line about binders to be a dominating coverage in the days to come. >> but your...
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and obama was supposed to be agreeing. he is not being agreeing in any sense that anyone in europe would recognize. >> when you tell us that news in a british accent it he makes us feel bad how bad we have been on tackling climate change. obama said this is the moment where the seas will stop rising, and where is the -- >> in a short period of time, it was a big move, he needs to push his message more, he is leaving it open for the republicans on come in, 60% of americans think he has kcontrol over the price f oil and he doesn't. >> we will be talking more about the president and how he is being painted down south. some republicans are saying that mitt romney has the nomination all but wrapped up but do not tell that to santorum or institute beginninewt gingrich, will they need to go big or go home tomorrow. we will review that next on "now." americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations
and obama was supposed to be agreeing. he is not being agreeing in any sense that anyone in europe would recognize. >> when you tell us that news in a british accent it he makes us feel bad how bad we have been on tackling climate change. obama said this is the moment where the seas will stop rising, and where is the -- >> in a short period of time, it was a big move, he needs to push his message more, he is leaving it open for the republicans on come in, 60% of americans think he...
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instead, kept his focus on president obama. here is representative scott at the southern republican leadership conference yesterday. >> why aren't we upset about a president who does not believe in the american people but he believes in socialism? >> congressman tim scott joins me now. before i get to south carolina politics here, i really am curious if where you're coming down to, i know you're down to two or three candidates, only four left. it's the one guy -- >> yes. >> it's the one guy that didn't show up to one of your forums. that's a tough charge on the president. you don't think he believes in the american people, this is a philosophical difference about size of government but to take it that next step and say he doesn't believe in the american people is a tough charge. >> that's a good question, chuck. i would say this simply that i want a president who believes in the american people that we start putting the focus on what the american people can do for themselves and not what the government has to conclude on their
instead, kept his focus on president obama. here is representative scott at the southern republican leadership conference yesterday. >> why aren't we upset about a president who does not believe in the american people but he believes in socialism? >> congressman tim scott joins me now. before i get to south carolina politics here, i really am curious if where you're coming down to, i know you're down to two or three candidates, only four left. it's the one guy -- >> yes....
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it's only march now in politics but we have another poll, this one in wisconsin showing president obama pulling away in double digits from mitt romney. but we also know the far more important month in, well, in politics is october. the eve of the election itself. >>> and the dnc is having great fun lashing mitt romney in his new budget plan which democrats insist favors the rich. ♪ when old mitt claps his hand ♪ for the paul ryan plan ♪ that's amore >> that is amore and that is the side show and let me start with the unpredictable election coming our way this summer and fall. we begin with the trayvon martin shooting. michael isikoff is msnbc's chief investigate i investigative correspondent. and also david wilson from thegrio.com, managing editor. michael, what can you tell us that you have been able to uncover? >> well, chris, look, there's still a lot that's murky with regard to what happened that night between trayvon martin and george zimmerman, but one new piece of evidence that we did find today that is -- that could raise some further questions is that the original 2005 po
it's only march now in politics but we have another poll, this one in wisconsin showing president obama pulling away in double digits from mitt romney. but we also know the far more important month in, well, in politics is october. the eve of the election itself. >>> and the dnc is having great fun lashing mitt romney in his new budget plan which democrats insist favors the rich. ♪ when old mitt claps his hand ♪ for the paul ryan plan ♪ that's amore >> that is amore and...
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here's how candidate obama answered that question. he said, quote, if i had bin laden in our sights, i will take him out, i will kill bin laden. >> that is exactly what he said in a debate, no question about it. he said it on the campaign trail numerous times. we will end the operations in iraq and afghanistan and go where the terrorists are to get the job done. romney is not ready for the 3:00 call. >> romney is such a suggestable individual. can you imagine him going to a g8 summit and holding any particular positions on behalf of america? can you imagine him being consistent when the lives of the military are at stake. i said previously and you said before many times changes his position often. that's dangerous when you're dealing with foreign policy and war. >> other kris are counting on you. >> right. that's why it's a problem. >> great to have you. >>> scott walker is using every dishonest trick in the book to fight off a recall election. i have the latest lie from scott walker in my hands. i will show it to you next. stay with
here's how candidate obama answered that question. he said, quote, if i had bin laden in our sights, i will take him out, i will kill bin laden. >> that is exactly what he said in a debate, no question about it. he said it on the campaign trail numerous times. we will end the operations in iraq and afghanistan and go where the terrorists are to get the job done. romney is not ready for the 3:00 call. >> romney is such a suggestable individual. can you imagine him going to a g8...
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imagine there was a tape of president obama, or candidate obama, saying, i don't care about the rich. i'm not going to worry about them. i don't care about them at all. i'm not going to care about getting enough to win. what they would do to the president or what they would do to any candidate that was in the democratic party if they had a tape saying that two donors, who are asking to contribute to finance this strategy. >> exactly. and what you see happening here is today people have lined up to take one big whack at him after another. and whatever he's been saying, trying to backtrack or i think there's been some very fancy tap dancing going on but the fact remains, he's on the defense once again. any day he's on the defensive is not a bad day for him. he's not doing well enough to coast. he's had to spend his day doing damage control. >> damage he caused. ryan, when you look at the hidden camera tapes in the may fund-raiser, he talked about his how his campaign approaches voters they think they can win over. watch this. >> we speak with voters aincrease the country about their per
imagine there was a tape of president obama, or candidate obama, saying, i don't care about the rich. i'm not going to worry about them. i don't care about them at all. i'm not going to care about getting enough to win. what they would do to the president or what they would do to any candidate that was in the democratic party if they had a tape saying that two donors, who are asking to contribute to finance this strategy. >> exactly. and what you see happening here is today people have...